Jar holder



June 5, 1928.

P. ERMANGER Filed Dec. 17, 1926 Pafented June 5, 1928.

UNITED STATES -1,672,311 PAT NT oFFCE.

A Hction ed December 17, 1926, sena1 o. 155,487.

1/Iy invontion felafos to houSollold utenSilS ond hos ortionhIrfeference to iIn fove InenfS in f1'I1if iar ho1(lerS, ITly I)IIII)OSebeing to l'ovide Shn le, inex enHive devioe 5 Which iS eHioient forholdh1g o ffuit ir to pefn1it o CoVer therefor to be reodily re-Inoved1herefron1 or a lied the1'eto, ond vhich is adiustoble toaCoonnnodote iarS of (1ifferent Sizes.

vith the forogoing ond ofher or oSeS h1 viev, Iny i11,e11ion conSistS inthe nove1 featureS of oonsfrCtion, Conlbinotion and orfngen1ent of )ortSnS vill be hereinofter 111o1'e fuHy doSoribed, illuStroto(l in he aC 1coInpanyfng drowings nd doHned in the endod clohnS. l

In t11( dravings, 'f1L1oin like characforS of referenco (1enote coffesonding 1)arts in the (1ieI'ont YieWS= 20 ig. 1 iS o perSPectiVe Viev ofa fruit inr v. holdeI' en]bodying the noVo1- and eSSentio1 featureS ofnly iI1vention ond ig. 2, plan viow of SaIne. ffefefring to the dfWingSin (leton, it vvi11 be obServed that y hn roved ior holdef incllldeseSSentially bnd A fo11ned Preferably fron1 length of lnetal fod holf1ollnd iI14croSS Section and oonIPoSed of tvo HbStontially SoInioircu1L1seotonS and 12, ivotony oonneoted togethef of adi ocent endS aS at 1,the opPoSite or ffee en(1,I)ortionS 16 10 of Soid seotionSbeing Stroightond ex-- tending subStontiony rdioHy from the b8nd,-

thoreby to provide o poir of handle neInbers fol sWinging tho sectionStowordS 01' ovvay fronl one onot1er obont theiI )ivotol connection 11 tooontraot of ex ond Hlobond. The Hot faceS ()f the SectloUS 10 ond 12 orediS1)oSe(l invvordly, and seoured in ony Suitoble nlanner tO of ogoinStt11e inner fiot fodce of oooh of soid SeotionS, neor theil' pivoto1connection 11, is o od 18 of ony Suitoble yieIdoble I11aterial, Suoh asrI1bbeI', odo ted to enge o jor When the band is controoted 01' o oln edobont the saIne to friotionolly fesiSt tufning n1ovonlent of tlle ofWithin the bond Without da11gefof reakage of the iojI'.

1)etoohably ond odi11Stobly connectible 5 ado ted to be oSitioned on thesectionS 10,

longitudinoHy of the cli 'sol',ily holfPround in CroSS Section on vvitht11e bond 1 ond odopted fof oooperotion 12 reSpoctively, ndiooent to thehandleS 10 and S aced op roxhnately ninety degroeS fron1 t]e adS 18, reSeCtively.

The oli )S 20, 20, boing dHphooteS of one onother, only ono of thel WHIbe deSoribed in detoiL It iS forIned fronI L Single Htri of sheet metolof HhghHy grooter Width thon the II11te1 i11 of the ban(1 A ond ofSLlitable thickneSS to hn oft the neoeSSory StiffneSS thefeto. 1lle St1iiH bent into u-Shope aS Shofvn and thuS conq)riSeS o pair of 5 )acedoraHel SideS 22, 22 oonneCtod together of one end of the cli by otronSvefSe bight )()rtion 2, vhio1 lotteI' hoS S[1itobly Seonfed againStit out er fnce I ad 26 of rubber or other yieldable n1HteriL A Series ofre oeSSeS iS 1)roVided iI1 eoch Si(1e 22, tllo receSSeS of the tWo Sidesbeing orronged in oHned auirs and the different poirS being spooed Threeoirs of reoeSSeS.afe ilInStfoted in thiS inStnoe, deS ignated 28, 30 and32, reSpeotively, the poir 28 being nearest the bight orfion 26, the f32 being frtheSt from soidbight or tion ond the poi1' 30 being befveenthe other so t o poifS. Ihe reoesses opef1 through cor TeS onding edgeSof thei' feS eCtive SideS 22, 50 that the Chp may be engged Wifh thebond A, vvith the lotter engogod in ony Selecte(1 if of feceSSes,sinlply by 111oveInent oo of the oli tro nsverSely vvitf1reSpeot to thebond.

Since the band A in this inSfonoe iS holf- 1'ound in crosS- ection, thevvo11 of eoh re, oeSS neoreSt the bight porfion 26 of t11o clip isStTaight While the Won heTeof remote fron1 the bight oftion iS oofved osShofv1, so thot Whenfhe c1iI) iS engoged vith tho bond tlle St1'aJightI1(1 oufved v o11S of tlle ToceSSeS viH engogo Snugl ogoinSt tlle nnerond onter foce of the ond, reS octlvely, to hold the cH SolidlyosSemb1o(f vifh tho bond, ()f co111'Se, the bond 1 iS not noceS- d if itiS fofIned fron1 1noteI ial of ony other ofosS Seotion the reoesses inthe olips vvi11 Shoped to corfespond to tho oroSS Section of the band.

The olipS 20, 20 ore odapted to be en oged With the SectionS 10,- 12 oftlle bon Spectively, neof the hondleS 16, So thot they vvin be spocedSubStontiolly equol distonceS flon1 eooh lother and fron tlle pds 18. If

o ior of lorge diomeber ls to be gri ed the oIi )s vvi11 be plooed ontho bond vv1th the lotter engoged in the recesses 28, So that the innerendS of the clipS eq11ipped With the padS 26 vi11 extend o nly ad111iniII1lln1 diStance Within the band, bnt if iar of SmaHer (imeter isto be gTiPPed the cliPS Wi11 be )1aoed oI1 the band vFith the latterengaged oither in tho recesSes 30 of 32, So that the inIlel, endS of theci S Will extend a geter distance Within the nd.

loop 3 SHdoble along the handleS 16 provideS nleanS for Inaintining theholder dam ed u on a iar.

hough the cli S 20 in the reSent in Stanoe re shovn S being rovidedTvith hree PairS of receSSeS, thiS nun1ber 0b ViouSly IT1ay be inoreaSedo decTeased S de Sired. uthernore, olipS S11ch aS thoSe in dicated at20, 20 may be uSed in liel1 of the adS 18. nd, however, that the ose oftWo dS 18 and tv70 cli 20 provides very Satisfct0ry rrngen1ent,eSpeci1ly When the chpS are rovided With a SerieS of three TeCeSSeS, 9SheSe provide for all neceSSafy diuSt1enS of the clipS to enable theholder to gri felatively vvide rnge of diefent sized iars.

roIn the foregoing desori tion oonSidered in oonneotion vih the aooon1anying dfavviI1gs, it iS believed tht the conStTuotion,. op erotion ondvntges o Iny invention vvill be deHy undeTStood. I deSire to point out,hovveveT, tht vario11S ohongeS nd desirb1e additionS IIlay be nlade inand to the saIne vithin it.S S irit and Sco e as deined in the ap endedolaimS.

1. iar holdeI ooInprising n ex anSible and Contraotiblo band adapted toelT1brace a. iaI', and oli S detachably and diuStab1y engageable vvithSid band fol friotionally gri ing iar en1braced by the latter, Said cliS each hoving a SerieS of 1'eceSSeS in *hich the band iS Selectivelyengageable to diS oSe grip ing ortions o the clips gTeateI' of leSSdiStances roIn the center of the band.

2. L iar holder ocoIn riSing an ex anSible and contractible band adaPtedto en1brCe iar, and cli S detaohably engogeab1e ith Said band for griping a jar eInbraCed by the latter, Said oli S each being fofn1ed ffoIno Single length of Sheet Inetal bent into U Shpe to fovide Spacedpar1le1 SiCleS and an end ortion oonneoting theIn, Sid SideS beingprovided with alined irS of recesSeS S aced longitudinally of the SideSto receive the bnd.

In teStimony Whefeof I hereun x my S ignatoI'e.

PETEB BMTINGB

